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Autograph letter : place not specified, to Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d'Argental, 1736 Oct. 31.

BIB_ID
295137
Accession number
MA 1565.6
Creator
Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.
Display Date
1736 Oct. 31.
Credit line
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1954.
Description
1 item (9 p.) ; 19.5 cm
Notes
Part of a large collection of letters from Madame du Châtelet to Charles Augustin de Ferriol, comte d'Argental. Items in the collection are described in separate records; see MA 1565 for more information.
Provenance
Sale (Hotel Drouot, 23 Feb. 1954, item 25).
Summary
Telling him she is anxiously awaiting news from Voltaire, and fearing that Voltaire's letters were intercepted. Sharing her suspicions of an intrigue aiming to separate Voltaire and her, and asking him for help and guidance.